Exhibit 10.79
SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBLEASE
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THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBLEASE ("Amendment") is made as of the
21st day of February, 1997, by and between SIERRACOM, a division of Sierra
Networks, Inc. ("Sublessor") and SERAGEN, INC. ("Sublessee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Sublessor and Sublessee entered into a Sublease dated
October 12, 1995, for certain premises (the "Subleased Premises") constituting
an 8,000 square foot portion of a building (the "Building") designated as
Section A on a photocopy of a plan entitled "As-Built Plan of Land in
Hopkinton, Mass." dated July 31, 1984, Scale 1" = 51' approximately, drawn by
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothiss, Inc. (the "Plan"), together with appurtenances granted in
the Sublease;
WHEREAS, the Sublease provided for Sublessee to sublease an
additional 8,000 square foot portion of the building designated as Section B
on the Plan, including certain appurtenances, as of July 1, 1996;
WHEREAS, the Sublease was modified June 25, 1996 (styled "Addendum
to Sublease Agreement"), to reduce the amount of square footage in Section B
subleased by Sublessee as of July 1, 1996, to 5,600 square foot (for a then
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total square footage of 13,600 square feet), and to delay to a date then
uncertain Sublessee's sublease of the balance of Section B constituting an
additional 2,400 square feet; and
WHEREAS, Sublessor and Sublessee desire to amend the Sublease to
reduce the amount of square footage constituting the Subleased Premises and to
modify certain other terms as provided herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth
herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend
the Sublease in the following manner:
1. Effective as of the date hereof (the "Effective Date"), the
Sublease shall be amended to reduce the Subleased Premises by 5,600 square
feet (constituting the space designated as Section B) and to eliminate any
further obligation or right of Sublessee to sublease any portion of the 8,000
square feet constituting Section B. The Section B space previously subleased
by Sublessee shall be delivered to Sublessor by Sublessee in its current "AS
IS" condition, broom clean. For all purposes of the Sublease from and after
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the Effective Date, the term Subleased Premises shall mean the 8,000 square
feet designated as Section A on the Plan.
2. As of the Effective Date, the Base Rent for the Subleased
Premises as set forth in Table I of Section 3.1 of the Sublease shall be
deleted and replaced with the following:
Table I
Monthly Annual
Period Base Rent Base Rent
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Effective Date - 9/30/98 $5,000.00 $60,000.00
10/1/98 - 9/30/02 $6,000.00 $72,000.00
10/1/02 - 9/30/05 $7,000.00 $84,000.00
3. Without limitation of any other provision in the Sublease
referencing Section B (all of which shall be construed commencing on the
Effective Date to delete references, rights and obligations with respect to
Section B), as of the Effective Date
(a) The third (3rd) sentence of the second paragraph of
Section 5.3 shall be deleted.
(b) The tenth (10th) sentence of Section 6.3 shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following sentence: "The
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Sublessee's apportioned share will be determined by the percentage
relationship (12.5%) between the square footage of the Subleased Premises
(8,000 sq. ft.) and the square footage of the total building (64,000 sq.
ft.)."
4. All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall
have the same meaning as in the Sublease.
5. Except as expressly modified and amended by the provisions
of this Amendment, all terms covenants and conditions of the Sublease shall
remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
6. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sublessor has hereunto set its hand and seal,
and Sublessee has caused this Amendment to be executed as a sealed instrument,
all as of the day and year first above written.
Sublessor:
SIERRACOM, a division of Sierra
Networks, Inc.
By:/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ [SEAL]
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Sublessee:
SERAGEN, INC.
By:/s/ Reed R. Prior [SEAL]
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